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The day in photos, March 25

President Barack Obama leaves after the closing session of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 25, 2014. Thirty-five countries pledged to turn international guidelines on nuclear security into national laws, a move aimed at preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear material.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), center, and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), left, speak to members of the media after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon on March 25, 2014, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Barbara Green, co-founder of Hobby Lobby, speaks to the press outside of the Supreme Court on March 25, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. to decide if for-profit corporations can refuse to cover contraception in employees' health care for religious beliefs.

Activists in support of Obamacare's mandate for coverage of contraception shout chants as the Hobby Lobby case is argued before the Supreme Court on March 25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

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Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol following oral arguments at the Supreme Court on issues surrounding the Affordable Care Act on March 25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

Standing alongside other Democrats, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) counters arguments made in the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case during a news conference on March 25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

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Secretary of State John Kerry reacts as he arrives in light rain in Rome, Italy, on March 25, 2014. On March 26 Kerry will travel to Amman, Jordan, to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan greets Vice President Joe Biden as he arrives at the Manchester Airport on March 25, 2014, in Manchester, N.H. Biden is traveling throughout the state, which is a critical place for Democrats' hopes of holding onto the Senate majority and Biden's own presidential ambitions in 2016.

From left: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Jeanie Borlaug Laube, daughter of Norman Borlaug, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad look at a statue of the late Norman Borlaug during its unveiling in the National Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2014.

Cherry blossom buds along the Tidal Basin get a covering of slush in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2014, following a spring snowstorm in the region. According to a National Park Service website, peak bloom for the blossoms are predicated to occur April 8-12.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a town hall meeting with families affected by Superstorm Sandy at Belmar Borough Municipal Building on March 25, 2014, in Belmar, New Jersey. Christie talked about some of the programs the state is running for homeowners, as well as efforts to build and restore dunes along the coast this spring.